Apache Junction, AZ

Census Place

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2024 Population
41,058
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
53.1
0.951% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.6%
3.85% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,975
4.02% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$211,500
7.52% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
15,896
1.33% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Apache Junction, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.4% of the residents in Apache Junction, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Apache Junction, AZ was $211,500, and the homeownership rate was 79.1%.

Most people in Apache Junction, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Apache Junction, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Apache Junction, AZ is home to a population of 41.1k people, from which 95.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.47% of Apache Junction, AZ residents were born outside of the country (3.48k people).

In 2024, there were 9.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.5k people) in Apache Junction, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.01k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.22k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%
2024 Citizenship
95.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Apache Junction, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Apache Junction, AZ was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Apache Junction, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    29.5k ± 1.08k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.01k ± 872
  3. White (Hispanic)
    2.22k ± 591
19.2%
Hispanic Population
7.86k people

In 2024, there were 9.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.5k people) in Apache Junction, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.01k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.22k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.2% of the people in Apache Junction, AZ are hispanic (7.86k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Apache Junction, AZ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    487,424 ± 16,556 people
  2. India
    44,278 ± 5,150 people
  3. Canada
    39,616 ± 4,873 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 487,424 Arizona residents, followed by India with 44,278 and Canada with 39,616.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.47%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.48k people
8.04%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.2k people

As of 2024, 8.47% of Apache Junction, AZ residents (3.48k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Apache Junction, AZ was 8.04%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,716 ± 323
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    651 ± 226
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    564 ± 186

Apache Junction, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Apache Junction, AZ employs 15.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Apache Junction, AZ were Retail Trade (2,459 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,438 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (1,368 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($120,292), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($86,136), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,985).

Employment

Occupations

15.9k
2024 Value
± 1,194
1.33%
1 Year growth
± 10.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Apache Junction, AZ grew at a rate of 1.33%, from 15.7k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Apache Junction, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,767 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,650 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (1,128 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Apache Junction, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.9k
2024 Value
± 1,194
1.33%
1 Year growth
± 10.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Apache Junction, AZ grew at a rate of 1.33%, from 15.7k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Apache Junction, AZ, are Retail Trade (2,459 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,438 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (1,368 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Apache Junction, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Apache Junction, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,037
Median earning men ± $5,314
$36,639
Median earning women ± $2,521

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($92,500), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,985), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,671).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($67,614), Wholesale Trade ($55,288), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,628).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.3%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Apache Junction, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (46.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.54%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Apache Junction, AZ was $211,500 in 2024, which is 0.636 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $196,700 to $211,500, a 7.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Apache Junction, AZ is 79.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Apache Junction, AZ have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Apache Junction, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$211,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,279
$14,241
Median Property Taxes
±$983

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Apache Junction, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Apache Junction, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

79.1%
Homeownership
2024
62.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79.1% of the housing units in Apache Junction, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,975
Median Household Income
± $3,642
18k
Number of Households
± 1,112

In 2024, the median household income of the 18k households in Apache Junction, AZ grew to $60,975 from the previous year's value of $58,619.

The following chart displays the households in Apache Junction, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Apache Junction, AZ is from Arizona.
0.457
2023 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2023, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.105% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.7%)
  3. Carpooled (7.68%)

In 2024, 74.3% of workers in Apache Junction, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Apache Junction, AZ have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.19% of the workforce in Apache Junction, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Apache Junction, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Apache Junction, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Apache Junction, AZ (4.31k out of 40.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Apache Junction, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.9% of the population of Apache Junction, AZ has health coverage, with 32.5% on employee plans, 16.9% on Medicaid, 25.3% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 1.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1,505 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1509 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 509 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.1% under 18 years, 15.5% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

9.12%
Uninsured
32.5%
Employer Coverage
16.9%
Medicaid
25.3%
Medicare
14.3%
Non-Group
1.9%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Apache Junction, AZ grew by 5.76% from 8.62% to 9.12%.

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